Mohave County Sheriff's Office, Arizona
End of Watch Thursday, November 8, 1973
Frank Edwin Howard
Deputy Howard and Deputy Lloyd Heilman were killed in an aircraft accident while searching for escapees from the Mohave County Jail.
The two deputies were killed when their airplane crashed in the Cerbat Mountains during a multi-agency search for the five escapees. The fugitives were caught the next day.
Deputy Howard was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
Bio
- Age 57
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Aircraft accident
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